weirdest cross breeds you have come across?!

The anti this rescue opinion and debate has already being thrown at the OP in another thread....I think she has heard the opinions of several poster's on the same topic plenty of times.

is it really necessary to bring it all up again?
The constant bashing of a young poster who was just trying to do some good is a bit hard to read over and over again.
You dont like her choice of rescue anyone who can read gets it, she gets it.....why keep bringing it up again and again and again?
 
hollieeb said:
whats the weirdest cross breed you have seen/heard of/etc

when I stayed at an animal rescue in wales for a few days in summer there was a 'Bullshit' that came in :D well apparently thats what its called! :rolleyes:

Bull dog + shih tzu= Bullshit :))))

when I first saw her I couldn't help but laugh she was so unusual looking but so sweet! pictures here:

http://www.manytearsrescue.org/display_mtar_dog.php?id=550

I wanted to take her home!!
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She is lovely, I hope they find her a good home where her looks will be valued.
 
Aru said:
The anti this rescue opinion and debate has already being thrown at the OP in another thread....I think she has heard the opinions of several poster's on the same topic plenty of times.

is it really necessary to bring it all up again?
The constant bashing of a young poster who was just trying to do some good is a bit hard to read over and over again.
You dont like her choice of rescue anyone who can read gets it, she gets it.....why keep bringing it up again and again and again?
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Well said. Joined this forum today for advice and apart from the decent people who have given me constructive advice I have recieved nothing but abuse from people who just get a kick out of bullying.
 
I don't think it constitutes bullying to be honest, it's a forum after all and people are entitled to their opinions. However, I think there are a few regular posters who rarely have anything constructive to say and the majority of their posts come across as an "I know better" type. Yeah, sure they may have been around for donkeys years but sometimes I feel they should maybe think about how they come across. As far as I know, most people come on here as they care about a common subject (dogs in this case) and I don't see what people think they gain from just putting people down.

However, being a forum that's what can happen and you have to take what people say with a pinch of salt. Don't get drawn in to a slanging match, it's really not worth it!
 
hollieeb said:
whats the weirdest cross breed you have seen/heard of/etc

when I stayed at an animal rescue in wales for a few days in summer there was a 'Bullshit' that came in :D well apparently thats what its called! :rolleyes:

Bull dog + shih tzu= Bullshit :))))

when I first saw her I couldn't help but laugh she was so unusual looking but so sweet! pictures here:

http://www.manytearsrescue.org/display_mtar_dog.php?id=550

I wanted to take her home!!
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I laughed out loud at this! I can't see the picture on this computer but I can't imagine that she's very pretty?!
 
So I have a friend who has a couple of Pugaliers (Pugs crossed with Cavalier King Charles).

I also have a friend who breeds Jackahuahuas, which are Jack Russells crossed with Chihuahua! Can never believe just how much the puppies sell for given that they are in reality mongrels.

The little ones aren't really my cup of tea.

Another friend has a springador (Springer x Labrador), who is beautiful!
 
Hollieeb you should be really proud of yourself that you are trying to learn about the rescue business and putting in time and effort to gain experience working with these animals if all people your age group took such pains the teenage population wouldn't have the reputation it sometimes has. The little dog is cute and your post was a lovely lighthearted one not sure why you got pounced on like that. Just remember you obviously have better manners than some! I have a cross breed dog, a sprollie, english springer/ welsh border collie, she is a fantastic dog and I would look for another one with her breeding again. Good luck with your work and keep it up.:)
 
Aru said:
The anti this rescue opinion and debate has already being thrown at the OP in another thread....I think she has heard the opinions of several poster's on the same topic plenty of times.

is it really necessary to bring it all up again?
The constant bashing of a young poster who was just trying to do some good is a bit hard to read over and over again.
You dont like her choice of rescue anyone who can read gets it, she gets it.....why keep bringing it up again and again and again?
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Thankyou, I purposely did not name the rescue because of all the comments I got last time which really upset me as I was just informing everyone I was off to wales to work at the rescue for a few days!

emmah1979 said:
So I have a friend who has a couple of Pugaliers (Pugs crossed with Cavalier King Charles).

I also have a friend who breeds Jackahuahuas, which are Jack Russells crossed with Chihuahua! Can never believe just how much the puppies sell for given that they are in reality mongrels.

The little ones aren't really my cup of tea.

Another friend has a springador (Springer x Labrador), who is beautiful!
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a pugalier?! *goes to google images* ;)


Crugeran Celt said:
Hollieeb you should be really proud of yourself that you are trying to learn about the rescue business and putting in time and effort to gain experience working with these animals if all people your age group took such pains the teenage population wouldn't have the reputation it sometimes has. The little dog is cute and your post was a lovely lighthearted one not sure why you got pounced on like that. Just remember you obviously have better manners than some! I have a cross breed dog, a sprollie, english springer/ welsh border collie, she is a fantastic dog and I would look for another one with her breeding again. Good luck with your work and keep it up.:)
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Thankyou so much! I used to have a Sprollie! (well mum had him before I was born so he was in my life from day 1 till 4 years ago :( he was an amazing dog and would defo love to have another one like him in the future
 
I have a lab x collie but he's gorgeous! The weirdest cross I have ever seen was at a fundraiser dog day. The woman said it was a st bernard x poodle. Not my cup of tea. That dog was an accident she said and she paid a pittance for him. Good for you OP for volunteering. Some people on here are cruel and hard faced rather than "thick skinned". There's a difference.
 
HeatherAnn said:
I have a lab x collie but he's gorgeous! The weirdest cross I have ever seen was at a fundraiser dog day. The woman said it was a st bernard x poodle. Not my cup of tea. That dog was an accident she said and she paid a pittance for him. Good for you OP for volunteering. Some people on here are cruel and hard faced rather than "thick skinned". There's a difference.
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ee I have a lab x collie too! although we think he may be lab x collie x staffy!

At the rescue they had this Giant dog who must of been something x poodle, absolutely massive!
 
I was under the impression some (not all!!!) cross breeds were done for the health of the dog. I could have bought a pure bred pug from a reputable breeeder, but that doesnt mean it wouldnt have a wealth of health problems..... so what makes the reputable breeder any better than the apparently bad breeders that try to irradicate the most severe of health issues by taking the best of both breeds and mixing into one....??

Either way I have a pug x jack russell = a Jug and a pug x french bulldog = not really sure what he could be maybe a bug??

Im not going to post pictures of them as although I think they are both the most beautiful dogs in the world Im thinking some of the more negative people on this thread may not agree. Really hoping to find myself a rescue dog in the future, would love to give a dog that's had a bad start a nice home :)
 
Oh and also, I might be wrong but arent all dogs the result of cross breeding somewhere along the line in history so why shouldnt new breeds be recognised and possibly given names...?
 
Emilynuttall said:
Oh and also, I might be wrong but arent all dogs the result of cross breeding somewhere along the line in history so why shouldnt new breeds be recognised and possibly given names...?
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Actually this is incorrect.
A few breeds started as crosses but most were strains or landrace breeds before studbooks were closed. The ones that did start as crosses went many generations before any were considered a breed and in each case there was a clear aim rather than turning out puppies to sell to gullible people who believed the conmen who were turning out these puppies.
 
Emilynuttall said:
I was under the impression some (not all!!!) cross breeds were done for the health of the dog. I could have bought a pure bred pug from a reputable breeeder, but that doesnt mean it wouldnt have a wealth of health problems..... so what makes the reputable breeder any better than the apparently bad breeders that try to irradicate the most severe of health issues by taking the best of both breeds and mixing into one....??

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not necessarily. You'll find many times people ASSUME that by crossing their pure bred to another purebred of another breed that they're breeding out genetic problems. However, without proper screens of certain conformmational and health defects (whether breeding pure or crossed breeds) there is a good chance that you'll just be adding to the mix more problems.

In my experience, many people will often breed their designer crosses for the money, pure and simple. They then try to use the "information" no matter how false or mythical that they're breeding healthier specimens because they're not "pure bred". I have often spoken to people that mating their dogs with cherry eye, bad dentination, skin disorders etc are all bad ideas. That doesn't stop them!



Now...the weirdest cross I've come across is a bichon x LHGSD. very very strange.
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Ok so some not all dogs came from cross breeds.

To be honest I really dont see why it matters if a dog is a cross breed or not and if Im honest whilst I have been looking for dogs I found a hell of a lot more pure bred dogs came from questionable breeders than the cross breeds. I actively went out to find a cross breed not because I am gullible or because the breeder was a conman but because the type of dog I wanted is MUCH healthier as a cross breed. I dont think for one minute people consider my 'Jug' a breed of dog but when people stop and coo over him and ask what breed he is its a lot easier to say hes a jug than to explain his breeding!!

I know when buying a dog I look to find a healthy happy dog regardless of breed.
 
Emilynuttall said:
Ok so some not all dogs came from cross breeds.

To be honest I really dont see why it matters if a dog is a cross breed or not and if Im honest whilst I have been looking for dogs I found a hell of a lot more pure bred dogs came from questionable breeders than the cross breeds. I actively went out to find a cross breed not because I am gullible or because the breeder was a conman but because the type of dog I wanted is MUCH healthier as a cross breed. I dont think for one minute people consider my 'Jug' a breed of dog but when people stop and coo over him and ask what breed he is its a lot easier to say hes a jug than to explain his breeding!!

I know when buying a dog I look to find a healthy happy dog regardless of breed.
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It doesn't matter whether a dog is a cross or not. In my own personal opinion, it matters not at all...but what does irritate me is when

a - people breed indiscriminately regardless of whether it's a pure bred or a cross bred

b - those who are trying to purposely breed so called "designer" crosses PURELY for the big bucks they charge because it's the current fashion - ie it's non moulting, healthier etc...when in fact it's a load of rubbish

You will find many passionate folk on here about health and welfare of dogs in general. I don't think anyone would dismiss a 'doodle this or a 'dinger that purely because it's a cross. They find it difficult to agree with some people's values when it comes to the INDESCRIMINATE breeding practices.

If you have a healthy cross or a healthy pure bred, then that's great!
 
PucciNPoni said:
It doesn't matter whether a dog is a cross or not. In my own personal opinion, it matters not at all...but what does irritate me is when

a - people breed indiscriminately regardless of whether it's a pure bred or a cross bred

b - those who are trying to purposely breed so called "designer" crosses PURELY for the big bucks they charge because it's the current fashion - ie it's non moulting, healthier etc...when in fact it's a load of rubbish

You will find many passionate folk on here about health and welfare of dogs in general. I don't think anyone would dismiss a 'doodle this or a 'dinger that purely because it's a cross. They find it difficult to agree with some people's values when it comes to the INDESCRIMINATE breeding practices.

If you have a healthy cross or a healthy pure bred, then that's great!
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I completely agree, I was just going to comment that. Whilst looking for a dog I found a lot of purebred dogs were bred 'on the cheap' to encourage sales, which would completely discourage for me from buying the dog. I think the issue here for me was that it was implied that cross bred dogs were bred by puppy farmers and were marketing to gullible people. Now while Im sure this is true in some cases, I think this sweeping generalisation could be made in a lot of areas, I have seen many poorly bred horses, dogs, children (only joking!!) which were done purely for monetary reasons, not taking to account the future of these animals.
 
Emilynuttall said:
I was under the impression some (not all!!!) cross breeds were done for the health of the dog. I could have bought a pure bred pug from a reputable breeeder, but that doesnt mean it wouldnt have a wealth of health problems..... so what makes the reputable breeder any better than the apparently bad breeders that try to irradicate the most severe of health issues by taking the best of both breeds and mixing into one....??

Either way I have a pug x jack russell = a Jug and a pug x french bulldog = not really sure what he could be maybe a bug??
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Because reputable breeders know/research their lines, know which to use and which to avoid, sink thousands into health testing etc. I am sorry but the majority of cross-bred breeders don't.

I am sure your dogs are lovely but mixing those breeds does not necessarily eradicate problems on the first cross...this is NOT about your dogs, I am being purely objective here....for example pugs and JRTs are both prone to luxating patella - so you don't actually decrease the likelihood by breeding this cross.
Pugs and Frenchies are both flat faced, and are prone to heart problems, so you don't cancel those out either.

Like I say this is not about your dogs, I am sure they are lovely, happy and healthy but the view that 'crossing x and y cancels out health problems' is a bit of a simple one, genetics is a tad more complex than that.

A lot of husky x GSDs have separation anxiety, hip problems, skin problems, dig, howl, won't recall - that's NOT the best of both, that's the worst of both. Even screening for HD in the parents that you see in front of you would not tell you about the dogs back in the pedigree which may have had horrendous hips.

I'd rather have either a husky or a GSD from several generations of health tested stock, from good lines, bred to do the jobs they were intended to do, than Bessy bred to Bob and hope for the best because they are 'nice' dogs.

'Nice' healthy dogs with good characters, and pedigrees, and pets, and working dogs, are not mutually exclusive, you can have them all in the package if you know where to look and reward the breeders who do things properly.

I'm not a snob, I am not saying all pedigrees are healthy. I have a five year old dog bred in the purple with all the whistles and bells who is a train wreck healthwise - but I can look at his pedigree, see what lines to avoid in future and warn others. He cost £300.

My young dog's parents have both competed at world level and again, five gens of health testing, he was about £450. He is a brat though :p
 
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CaveCanem said:
Because reputable breeders know/research their lines, know which to use and which to avoid, sink thousands into health testing etc. I am sorry but the majority of cross-bred breeders don't.

I am sure your dogs are lovely but mixing those breeds does not necessarily eradicate problems on the first cross...this is NOT about your dogs, I am being purely objective here....for example pugs and JRTs are both prone to luxating patella - so you don't actually decrease the likelihood by breeding this cross.
Pugs and Frenchies are both flat faced, and are prone to heart problems, so you don't cancel those out either.

Like I say this is not about your dogs, I am sure they are lovely, happy and healthy but the view that 'crossing x and y cancels out health problems' is a bit of a simple one, genetics is a tad more complex than that.

A lot of husky x GSDs have separation anxiety, hip problems, skin problems, dig, howl, won't recall - that's NOT the best of both, that's the worst of both.

I'd rather have either a husky or a GSD from several generations of health tested stock, from good lines, bred to do the jobs they were intended to do, than Bessy bred to Bob and hope for the best because they are 'nice' dogs.

'Nice' healthy dogs with good characters, and pedigrees, and pets, and working dogs, are not mutually exclusive, you can have them all in the package if you know where to look and reward the breeders who do things properly.
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I agree, I have a friend who breeds GSD's and I absolutely couldnt believe the process she has gone through to ensure she has healthy litters, there seems to be never ending scans and health checks, all of which is very costly so I can see the value in her pups.

About my dogs, the pug x JR, he has a slightly longer nose so doesnt have the breathing difficulties and his eyes arent quite so 'boggly' so less prone to eye issues, agree that this breeding doesnt irradicate all illness' but he is healthy and happy (finally, after being run over, a re built pelvis and MRSA). However he is a little bit of a nightmare as he is a jack russel in a pugs body so never EVER stops, but we love him for it.

The pug x frenchie, again agreed. This is what we initially thought when we accidentally found him but his face is less flat than the other one. I wouldnt be completely surprised if he also had a little jack russell in him somewhere, he has alot of the same charachteristics.

I think all animals have different issues in some way or another you just have to weigh up the pro's and con's. My only point here is that in my opinion no matter what you breed you get the good and the bad.
 
If you want a crossbred/mongrel for goodness sake rehome one from a shelter,to fund these obnoxious people making bucks on breeding mongrels is abhorrent when there are the very same article homeless.
 
EAST KENT said:
If you want a crossbred/mongrel for goodness sake rehome one from a shelter,to fund these obnoxious people making bucks on breeding mongrels is abhorrent when there are the very same article homeless.
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For one, my dogs were not expensive at all, so no one was making big money from their breeding. For two, I had spent a long time looking for a rescue dog that would fit into our family and really struggled. We both work full time, despite me coming home for 2 hours mid day and having a dog walker we dont fit the criteria needed for many rescue centres. Plus many of the dogs we came across had specific needs many of which we were not able to accomodate. Hence the purchase of the dogs.
 
this turned from a light hearten post about a cute dog to a massive debate!

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Eastkent, dont know who that was aimed at but both my dogs are rescues :) And you should not look down on people who buy from breeders. Rescue centers do actually have very strict rehoming policies. my 2 weren't from centers as we dont have a garden, we rescued them both from private homes who were miss treating their dogs. although we do not have a garden we back onto miles of woodlands and they get 4 walks a day.
 
hollieeb said:
this turned from a light hearten post about a cute dog to a massive debate!

:rolleyes:
Eastkent, dont know who that was aimed at but both my dogs are rescues :) And you should not look down on people who buy from breeders. Rescue centers do actually have very strict rehoming policies. my 2 weren't from centers as we dont have a garden, we rescued them both from private homes who were miss treating their dogs. although we do not have a garden we back onto miles of woodlands and they get 4 walks a day.
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I know!! It was a really cute dog too!!

We will be looking for a rescue dog once we have moved house but unlikely to be from a rescue shelter, a friend works at a vets and they get rescues all the time so will more than likely be from there.
 
Well at least it's got people debating about rescue and I bet the MT page has got a tonne more hits :) would people rather read pages of replies of 'cute dog' and 'awww'?

It's good to talk!!
 
CaveCanem said:
Well at least it's got people debating about rescue and I bet the MT page has got a tonne more hits :) would people rather read pages of replies of 'cute dog' and 'awww'?

It's good to talk!!
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Agree! I keep checking back to see where the debate has gone....and while I like cute pics, I wouldn't necessarily keep checking to see who has complimented it AGAIN!
 
I've hardly read the replies (sorry!) but just to mention the cross I met the other day which was a rottie x malamute. It was a ginormous thing, with a black & tan face and a dark grey body and was a big fluffball that look as though he had just had his hair blow-dried the wrong way :D
 
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